NORTHWOOD INVESTORS - Key Persons
Aaron Weitzen is responsible for evaluating real estate equity and debt investment opportunities.
Prior to joining Northwood Investors, Aaron Weitzen worked at Westbrook Partners in New York City from 2014 to 2020 as an Associate and Vice President. At Westbrook, Mr. Weitzen focused on acquisitions and the subsequent asset management of value-add/opportunistic investments in the New York metropolitan area. Prior to joining Westbrook, Mr. Weitzen worked on the acquisitions team at Clarion Partners in New York City from 2010 to 2014. At Clarion, Mr. Weitzen focused on acquisitions in Texas, Florida, the Midwest, and Eastern regions of the United States, covering multiple property types and risk strategies.
Mr. Weitzen received a B.S. from Northwestern University in 2010.
Ajesh Jain is a Vice President at Northwood Investors and is responsible for evaluating real estate equity and debt investment opportunities.
Prior to joining Northwood Investors, Mr. Jain worked on the acquisitions team at The Meridian Group. While at Meridian, he focused on equity and debt investments across the company's value-add strategy in the Washington D.C. MSA.
Mr. Jain graduated summa cum laude from Georgetown University with a B.S. in Finance and International Business.
Job Titles:
- Senior Managing Director
- Co - Head of Acquisitions for the U.S
Brady A. Thurman serves as the Co-Head of Acquisitions for the U.S., with responsibility for leading the team's U.S. investment efforts. In this role Mr. Thurman leads the team to develop conviction for target markets and sectors, define and pursue sourcing strategies, execute new acquisitions, and oversee the management of the U.S. portfolio. Mr. Thurman joined Northwood in 2007 and relocated to Los Angeles in 2011 to open the firm's west coast office. Mr. Thurman built Northwood's presence on the west coast and oversaw construction of the firm's west coast portfolio.
Prior to joining Northwood, Mr. Thurman launched his career at Deutsche Bank, working in the RREEF Opportunity Funds group, where he was responsible for underwriting and executing U.S. real estate investment opportunities. Mr. Thurman received a B.S., magna cum laude, from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania.
Charles Vaughan is the Global Head of Tax for Northwood Investors and is based in the Denver office. Mr. Vaughan is responsible for all fund and property level tax compliance and tax structuring, as well as overall management of the annual tax process.
Prior to joining Northwood Investors, Mr. Vaughan was a Senior Manager in KPMG's real estate tax practice, where he specialized in the taxation of real estate funds and REITs. Previously, he also served as a Manager in the Passthroughs Group of KPMG's Washington National Tax practice, specializing in partnerships and REITs. Mr. Vaughan also has prior experience as a Tax Manager for a large, publicly-traded REIT.
Mr. Vaughan holds a B.S. in Commerce and a M.S. in Accounting from the McIntire School of Commerce at the University of Virginia. He is a licensed Certified Public Accountant in California and Virginia.
Job Titles:
- Chief Human Resources Officer
- Human Resources
As Chief Human Resources Officer, she is responsible for guiding and executing on the strategic human capital needs of the business and HR matters across the platforms.
Prior to joining Northwood, Ms. Dallos was the Director of Human Resources for Leucadia National Corporation, a highly diversified Fortune 500 Holding Company. During her tenure there, she led the corporate HR function through due diligence and integration on acquisitions and supervised the divestiture of a multitude of separate entities. With 20 plus years in HR roles across a broad base of industries, Ms. Dallos has also held tenures at the British Broadcasting Corporation, Publicis Worldwide, Corbis Corporation and HSBC Bank.
Ms. Dallos attended the University of Illinois - Champaign and continued her education at New York University in Leadership and Human Capital Management. She holds a certificate through the NYU program in Organizational and Executive Coaching. She is also certified as a Senior Professional Human Resources (SPHR) by the Society of Human Resources, and is a member of both the International Coach Federation and the American Society for Training and Development.
Job Titles:
- Member of the Asset Management Team
- Senior Vice President
- Asset Management
Christopher Caltabiano is a Senior Vice President at Northwood Investors and is responsible for overseeing asset management activities, developing and executing investment strategies for a portfolio of Office and Mixed-Use Assets located across the US.
Prior to joining Northwood, Mr. Caltabiano was a Senior Vice President at Shorenstein Properties and was responsible for overseeing construction, leasing and operations on a trophy caliber office property portfolio located along the East Coast. Prior to Shorenstein, Mr. Caltabiano served as a Vice President at AIG Global Real Estate, and as associate for Rockwood Real Estate Advisors, and as an analyst and consultant at Bloomberg Financial Markets.
Mr. Caltabiano graduated from St. John's University with a B.S., and from NYU Schack Institute of Real Estate with an M.S. He is an Adjunct Assistant Professor at the NYU Schack Institute of Real Estate and a frequent lecturer on real estate, corporate finance, valuation and risk management at the universities and conferences. His research on these subjects has been published in the Real Estate Review.
Conrad Slater is responsible for evaluating real estate equity and debt investment opportunities for all property types, with a focus on Southern California.
Prior to joining Northwood Investors, Mr. Slater worked for J.P. Morgan Real Estate Americas in New York City focused on acquisitions and asset management in the Southeast region of the United States.
Mr. Slater received a B.S., magna cum laude, from the University of Southern California's Marshall School of Business.
David Copeland is responsible for evaluating real estate equity and debt investment opportunities.
Prior to joining Northwood Investors, Mr. Copeland worked at Swift Real Estate Partners in San Francisco, where he was responsible for Swift's investment and asset management activities in Northern California. Mr. Copeland sat on Swift's Investment Committee, which oversaw all major investment and management decisions across four investment vehicles. Prior to joining Swift, Mr. Copeland worked at ASB Real Estate Investments, Presidio Partners (acquired by Macquarie Group) and Lincoln Property Company.
Mr. Copeland earned an MBA from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania and a BA from Lafayette College.
As President & CEO of Northwood Ravin LLC, David manages the day-to-day operations of the company and works with the senior management teams in establishing and implementing strategic goals and initiatives.
Northwood Ravin employs over 270 associates and concentrates on developing, constructing, and managing luxury for-rent and for-sale infill and mixed-use housing throughout the Southeast, Southwest and Mid-Atlantic. David previously worked at Crosland for 14 years and served as President of Crosland Residential which operated a multi-family portfolio of over 6,000 units. David has developed over 75 multi-family communities with a market value exceeding $3 billion, and which have received national and regional recognition from the National Association of Homebuilders, Urban Land Institute, ICSC, CEL National Customer Service Company, and National Multi-Family Housing News.
Erin Cannata is a Managing Director at Northwood Investors and is responsible for evaluating real estate equity and debt investment opportunities in the US. Erin spent 6 years for Northwood based in London and was involved in over $4 billion of transactions of real estate acquisitions, disposals and financings across all property types in Europe for Northwood.
Prior to joining Northwood Investors, Ms. Cannata worked in the Real Estate Gaming & Lodging Investment Banking group at Bank of America Merrill Lynch in New York where she focused on corporate advisory assignments and capital markets transactions for the firm's real estate, lodging, and gaming clients.
Ms. Cannata received a double major B.S. in Finance and Accounting, summa cum laude, from the McDonough School of Business at Georgetown University.
Job Titles:
- Co - Head
- Senior Managing Director
Florian Schaefer serves as the Co-Head of Acquisitions for Europe, with responsibility for leading the team's European investment efforts. In this role Mr. Schaefer leads the team to develop conviction for target markets and sectors, define and pursue sourcing strategies, execute new acquisitions, and oversee the management of the European portfolio. Since joining Northwood in 2018, Mr. Schaefer has been instrumental in sourcing and executing investments and expanding Northwood's footprint across the key European geographies including UK, France, Germany, Iberia, and the Nordics.
Prior to joining Northwood, Mr. Schaefer worked for the Blackstone Real Estate Group. During his 14-year tenure at Blackstone, he was based in London and Hong Kong and was involved in over $10 billion of real estate investments across all property types in Europe and Asia. He was involved in the Blackstone Real Estate Group's international expansion and played a key role in establishing Blackstone Real Estate's core plus business in Asia. Mr. Schaefer received an MBA from the EBS University Oestrich-Winkel in Germany, where he graduated magna cum laude, and he earned a MSc in Real Estate Finance with distinction from the University of Reading, United Kingdom.
Gustaf Breitholtz is a Vice President at Northwood Investors and is responsible for sourcing and executing real estate equity and debt investment opportunities in Europe.
Prior to joining Northwood Investors, Mr. Breitholtz worked as a Director in the European Real Estate team at Värde Partners where he focused on underwriting and execution of real estate equity and debt investments across Europe. Before Värde Partners, Mr. Breitholtz worked in the Investment Banking Group at J.P. Morgan.
Mr. Breitholtz received a Master of Science in Civil Engineering from the Faculty of Engineering at Lund University.
Ignasi Sola is a Vice President at Northwood Investors and is responsible for sourcing and executing real estate equity and debt investment opportunities in Europe. Mr Sola joined the Northwood Investors European team in 2019, and has worked across a number of acquisitions, dispositions and financings of all property types in Europe.
Prior to joining Northwood Investors, Mr. Sola worked on the acquisitions team at Blackstone as an Associate. Before joining Blackstone, he began his career at Citi Investment Banking in London.
Mr. Sola received a Bachelor in Business Administration from ESADE Business School, Barcelona, Spain.
Job Titles:
- Chief Financial Officer
- Member of the Management Team
Jacob Reingardt is Chief Financial Officer and is responsible for all financial activities including financial reporting, accounting, treasury, and tax structuring and compliance. Mr. Reingardt joined Northwood in 2015 in the New York office as the Fund Controller and relocated to Denver shortly thereafter. Mr. Reingardt transitioned to his current role as CFO at the start of 2019.
Prior to joining Northwood, Mr. Reingardt was at PricewaterhouseCoopers in their New York, London, and Denver offices. Mr. Reingardt was responsible for managing financial statement audits for a diverse group of real estate private equity clients and publicly traded REITs while at PwC. Mr. Reingardt is a licensed Certified Public Accountant in New York and received a B.S. in Business Administration, cum laude, from Colorado State University.
Job Titles:
- Managing Director
- Member of the Asset Management Team
Jim Geskey is a Managing Director of Northwood Investors and is responsible for asset management of the Fund's investments.
Prior to joining Northwood Investors, Mr. Geskey was a Vice President at Black Creek Group. Mr. Geskey also has experience as a Regional Asset Manager with RPAI responsible for portfolio strategy of the Eastern Region of the REIT's portfolio and was a leader of the Institutional Team in the Real Estate Capital Markets group with LaSalle Bank National Association.
Mr. Geskey has an M.B.A. from Massachusetts Institute of Technology and a B.S. in Finance and Management Information Systems from Miami University.
James Seago is a Vice President at Northwood Investors and is responsible for sourcing and executing real estate equity and debt investment opportunities in Europe.
James first started working with the Northwood Investors European team in 2014, and has worked across a number of acquisitions, dispositions and financings of all property types in Europe.
Mr. Seago received a B.S. in Economics & Finance from Duke University and he earned a MSc in Real Estate Finance from the Henley Business School, United Kingdom.
Job Titles:
- Hospitality Executive
- President
- President of Northwood Hospitality
Javier Rosenberg serves as the President of Northwood Hospitality. Mr. Rosenberg is an accomplished hospitality executive with extensive international experience across multiple segments including luxury, upscale and select service.
Prior to joining Northwood Hospitality, he was President of the Americas at Carlson Rezidor (Radisson Hotel Group), where he was responsible for the performance of more than 700 owned, managed and franchised hotels, as well as the growth of the business. Other past experiences include extensive global operational roles in North America, Latin America, Europe and Asia with companies including InterContinental Hotels & Resorts, Raffles Hotels and Resorts, Swissotel and others.
Javier's experience across all disciplines in operations and management in the industry allows him to understand the challenges faced by those in the field. His ability to relate to individuals across all levels, speak the language of owners and operators, as well as his strong results and customer focus, have fueled his success since early in his career. He was awarded the Young Hotelier of Year award in 2001 by Hotels Magazine. Javier is regarded as an inspirational leader by his teams, many of whom he has either hired, developed and/or promoted. He is a graduate cum laude, of Boston University, School of Hospitality Administration; where he served as Chairman of the Advisory Committee.
Jen Davis - Managing Director
Job Titles:
- Managing Director
- Co - Head of Investor Relations and Is
Jen Davis serves as Co-Head of Investor Relations and is responsible for expanding Northwood's investor relations and new business initiatives.
Prior to joining Northwood Investors, Ms. Davis worked in the Real Estate, Leisure & Lodging Investment Banking group at UBS where she focused on corporate advisory assignments, capital markets transactions and mergers and acquisitions.
Ms. Davis received a B.S. and minor in Real Estate from Cornell University's School of Hotel Administration.
Job Titles:
- Co - Head
- Senior Managing Director
Jerome Anselme serves as the Co-Head of Acquisitions for Europe, with responsibility for leading the team's European investment efforts. In this role Mr. Anselme leads the team to develop conviction for target markets and sectors, define and pursue sourcing strategies, execute new acquisitions, and oversee the management of the European portfolio. Mr. Anselme joined Northwood in 2012 in London to open the firm's European office and oversaw the construction of the firm's European portfolio. He is also CEO of CeGeREAL (Virtua), Northwood's French listed REIT.
Prior to joining Northwood, Mr. Anselme worked at Bank of America Merrill Lynch. He was involved in origination, distribution, and asset management of commercial real estate debt as well trading of secondary commercial real estate loans. Prior to Merrill Lynch, Mr. Anselme worked at Citigroup and JP Morgan. Mr. Anselme helped execute over $10 billion of mortgaged backed loans, CMBS, mezzanine, and equity co-investments. Mr. Anselme received a Master in Management from Edhec Business School and a Master in Finance from Sciences Po - Institut d'Etudes Politiques, in France.
With 24 years of experience in commercial real estate, John Barton focuses on further enhancing Northwood's office leasing and operations, integrating more mixed uses into Ballantyne and growing the company's management platform in other markets.
Most recently, Barton served as managing director and co-head of HFF's Office Investment Advisory Group in Atlanta, where he handled sales of office buildings in the Southeast. Before joining HFF, Barton served as senior vice president and managing director of Parkway Properties, where he was responsible for the company's Atlanta and Philadelphia markets. During his 16-year career at Parkway, he was directly involved in all aspects of asset management, including leasing, operations and joint ventures in multiple Sunbelt and Mid-Atlantic markets.
Job Titles:
- Chief Executive Officer
- Member of the Management Team
- President
John Z. Kukral, President and Chief Executive Officer of Northwood Investors LLC, has been an active real estate investor for over 41 years. Mr. Kukral serves as the Chairman of the Investment Committee and approves all commitments by the firm. During his career, Mr. Kukral has been involved in over $43 billion of real estate transactions worldwide ranging from office buildings to shopping centers and hotels to residential assets.
Mr. Kukral started his career at JMB Realty Corporation in 1982 and, prior to founding Northwood in 2006, he was most recently (1994 to 2005) with Blackstone Real Estate Advisors where he served as President and CEO from 2002 until his departure in 2005. During his tenure, Blackstone Real Estate Advisors grew to become one of the largest and most successful real estate managers globally. He served as a Senior Managing Director of The Blackstone Group from 1997 through 2005 and was a member of the firm's Executive Committee from 2000 through 2005.
As a Co-Head, and then as President and CEO of the group, Mr. Kukral was responsible for overseeing all investment activities of Blackstone's real estate funds including: (i) the completion of over $33 billion of real estate acquisitions and the related financings, restructurings, operations and sales; (ii) the creation of five real estate investment partnerships with approximately $5.8 billion in discretionary investment capital; and (iii) the day-to-day management of Blackstone's 70-person professional, financial reporting, and support staff. In this capacity, Mr. Kukral worked closely with Stephen A. Schwarzman, Chairman and CEO of The Blackstone Group and John G. Schreiber, Partner and Founder of Blackstone Real Estate Advisors.
During Mr. Kukral's tenure at Blackstone, the BREP Funds invested approximately $5.8 billion of equity capital in over 160 separate transactions, achieving a Gross Levered IRR of 37% and a 2.2x multiple on invested capital, in each case with respect to realized and partially realized investments of the BREP Funds as of the time of Mr. Kukral's departure from Blackstone on December 31, 2005. Of the approximately $3.5 billion invested in realized transactions during Mr. Kukral's tenure, he incurred only $40 million of losses, representing 1% of invested capital. Blackstone's historical investment performance of the BREP Funds during Mr. Kukral's tenure is summarized at the end of the document.
Mr. Kukral received his undergraduate degree from Northwestern University, where he currently serves as a trustee on the school's board, and he received his M.B.A. from Harvard Business School.
Job Titles:
- Managing Director
- Co - Head of Investor Relations and Is Responsible for Fundraising
Matt Roberts serves as Co-Head of Investor Relations and is responsible for fundraising and new business initiatives.
Prior to joining Northwood Investors, Mr. Roberts spent eight years at Westbrook Partners as a Principal focused on investor relations and fundraising. Prior to joining Westbrook, Mr. Roberts was a Director at Probitas Partners where he was responsible for the placement of private equity mandates in real assets and corporate finance. Prior to that, he was a Managing Director at Pinnacle Trust Partners in a similar role. Before Pinnacle, he was at Mallory Capital where he began his experience in fund placement. He started his career in finance as an institutional equity salesperson with Prudential where he was a Senior Vice President.
Job Titles:
- Chief Operating Officer
- Member of the Management Team
Michael Profenius is Chief Operating Officer at Northwood and is responsible for overseeing fund accounting and reporting, investor relations, asset management, compliance, tax, information technology and human resources.
Mr. Profenius has 41 years of experience in real estate investments, capital raising and operations. Prior to joining Northwood, he was a Senior Partner at Grove International Partners LLC. During his tenure at Grove, he held several senior management positions including Head of Business Development, a role responsible for generating new investment opportunities globally, Chief Operating Officer and Head of Capital Raising. Mr. Profenius also served on the Investment Committee of Alpine Grove Partners LLP, an affiliate of Grove. Prior to joining Grove, Mr. Profenius was a Managing Director in the Real Estate Group at Warburg Pincus LLC. While at Warburg Pincus, Mr. Profenius invested in a broad variety of commercial and residential real estate and hotel companies and properties in the United States, Europe, and Asia, with a primary focus on China. Prior to joining Warburg Pincus, Mr. Profenius was Co-Head and Managing Director of the Global Investment Banking and Hospitality Group of Merrill Lynch. During his 18-year career at Merrill Lynch, Mr. Profenius completed more than 75 equity offerings, which raised approximately $19 billion of capital for public and private real estate companies, including 20 initial public offerings, more than 60 advisory transactions for real estate, hospitality and finance companies aggregating in excess of $70 billion in value and numerous on-balance sheet loans and equity investments exceeding $10 billion in value. Mr. Profenius spent the last four years of his career at Merrill Lynch residing in London. He began his career at Dean Witter Realty in 1982.
Mr. Profenius received a B.A. in economics and political science from Yale University.
Job Titles:
- Finance
- Director of Fund Finance
Natalie Bonicelli is a Director of Fund Finance and responsible for all fund level accounting and financial reporting.
Prior to joining Northwood Investors, Ms. Bonicelli was a Manager in the PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP financial services practice where she oversaw the financial audits of real estate, private equity, and hedge fund clients in their New York and Denver offices. Ms. Bonicelli is a Certified Public Accountant in New York and Colorado. She graduated from the University of Colorado with a M.S. in Accounting, B.S. in Business Administration and minor in Economics.
Nate Hagerman - Chief Compliance Officer, Chief Legal Officer
Job Titles:
- Chief Compliance Officer
- General Counsel
Nate Hagerman is General Counsel and Chief Compliance Officer at Northwood.
Prior to joining Northwood Investors, Mr. Hagerman was Counsel for Apollo Management International LLP in London. Before that, he worked at Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP in their New York, London, and Hong Kong offices as an attorney focused on real estate M&A transactions.
Mr. Hagerman received a Bachelor of Science in Biology from Davidson College and received his J.D., cum laude, from Duke University School of Law.
Nick Turner co-leads Northwood's Urban Logistics platform.
Prior to joining Northwood in 2014, Mr. Turner served as Asset Management Director within the Highcross Group and during his 25-year career has overseen strategic asset and property management matters across more than 15 million SF of industrial and logistics assets. He has also held roles within Carter Jonas and Lambert Smith Hampton advising UK Property Investors on their real estate portfolios.
Mr. Turner has a BSc (Hons) degree in Land Management from the University of Reading and is a Member of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors.
Job Titles:
- Managing Director
- Member of the Asset Management Team
- Asset Management
Olivier Marguin is a Managing Director at Northwood Investors and is responsible for asset management of the Fund's European investments.
Prior to joining Northwood, Mr. Marguin worked for Beacon Capital Partners in Paris. He led the asset management of their French office portfolio, which totaled $2.2 billion in value. Before that, he led the asset management of the office and mixed-use portfolio at Hammerson France and was a member of their French Board of Directors. He also had several brokerage roles at Insignia Bourdais in Paris.
Mr. Marguin graduated from Institut Supérieur de Gestion in Paris.
Job Titles:
- Member of the Asset Management Team
- Vice President
Raphaëlle Mrejen is a Vice President at Northwood Investors and is responsible for the Capital Expenditure Program as well as asset management in France.
Prior to joining Northwood Investors, Ms. Mrejen worked for Artelia in Paris, developing various renovation programs and due diligence for clients such as Axa, Icade, UBS, BNP and others.
Ms. Mrejen received a Masters Degree in General Engineering from the Ecole des Mines de Douai, France, with a major in Strategic Business Management.
Job Titles:
- Chief Technology Officer
- Information Technology
Richard Pellatt co-leads Northwood's Urban Logistics platform.
Prior to joining Northwood in 2014, Mr. Pellatt served as Investment Director at the Highcross Group and an Associate Director at Cushman & Wakefield. During his 25-year career based in London and Manchester, Mr. Pellatt has been involved in over £5 billion of real estate acquisitions, disposals, and financings throughout the United Kingdom with a primary focus on industrial and logistics properties.
Mr. Pellatt received a BA (Hons) in Geography from the University of Durham, an MSc in Property Valuation & Management from Sheffield Hallam University and the FCA Approved Securities Institute Certificate in Corporate Finance. Mr. Pellatt is a Member of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors.
Job Titles:
- Member of the Asset Management Team
- Senior Vice President
- Asset Management
Richard Strachan is a Senior Vice President at Northwood Investors and is responsible for asset management of the Fund's European investments. He has been responsible for evaluating equity and debt investment opportunities for the Fund.
Prior to joining Northwood Investors, Mr. Strachan worked at U.S. law firm, Sidley Austin, on complex restructuring, insolvency and M&A transactions.
Mr. Strachan received a Bachelor of Commerce and Postgraduate law degree from the University of Johannesburg.
Sam Payette is responsible for evaluating real estate equity and debt investment opportunities with a focus on retail and mixed-use assets.
Prior to joining Northwood Investors, Mr. Payette worked on the acquisitions team at Acadia Realty Trust. While at Acadia, he focused on equity and debt investments across the company's core and value-add platforms across the continental United States. Before joining Acadia, Mr. Payette started his career at Deloitte Consulting.
Mr. Payette received a B.S. from Vanderbilt University in 2015.
Job Titles:
- Senior Managing Director
- Co - Head of Acquisitions for the U.S
Shiva Viswanathan serves as the Co-Head of Acquisitions for the U.S., with responsibility for leading the team's U.S. investment efforts. In this role Mr. Viswanathan leads the team to develop conviction for target markets and sectors, define and pursue sourcing strategies, execute new acquisitions, and oversee the management of the U.S. portfolio. Mr. Viswanathan joined Northwood in 2010 and has originated and executed investments in the U.S. across various sectors.
Prior to joining Northwood, Mr. Viswanathan worked at Blackstone Real Estate Advisors, where he played an integral role in their corporate and property-level investments in the United States. Mr. Viswanathan received dual Bachelor of Science degrees in Economics and Management Science from Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He also received a Master's degree in Real Estate Economics and Finance from London School of Economics where he graduated with distinction.
Sonya Chandra is responsible for evaluating real estate investment opportunities through debt.
Prior to joining Northwood Investors, Ms. Chandra worked at King Street Capital in New York City from 2014 to 2020 where she focused on distressed CMBS, real estate debt, and public real estate investments. Prior to joining King Street Capital, Ms. Chandra worked at Deutsche Bank as an Associate on the CMBS secondary trading desk, where she headed the group's distressed securities business.
Ms. Chandra received a B.A. from Columbia University in 2011 and became a CFA charter holder in 2017.
Job Titles:
- Member of the Asset Management Team
- Senior Vice President
- Asset Management
Sophie Kramer is a Senior Vice President at Northwood Investors and is responsible for European asset management and works closely with the asset managers in France and Italy.
Prior to joining Northwood Investors, Mrs. Kramer was a Senior Director at TIAA-CREF/Nuveen, a global Investment Manager. During her time at TIAA CREF, Mrs. Kramer was asset managing a portfolio of $1.5 billion of assets in the UK and Europe. Previously, Mrs. Kramer held the role of Assistant Fund Manager at Rockspring PIM/Patrizia and the role of Asset Manager and analyst at AIG Global Real Estate Investment. She started her career at AXA REIM.
Mrs. Kramer studied Architecture in Paris, Belleville and Edinburgh College of Art, and she also received her Masters in Real Estate from ESSEC Business School.
Job Titles:
- President
- President of Northwood Retail
- Retail
Ward A. Kampf serves as President of Northwood Retail. Since joining the organization in 2014, he has been responsible for developing and implementing the company's strategic vision, building trusted relationships with regional and national retailers, and managing Northwood Retail's long-term leasing ventures.
With over 30 years of industry experience, Mr. Kampf previously served at a senior level within Glimcher Realty Trust, holding the positions of Senior Vice President of Strategic Investments and Senior Vice President of Retail Strategies. During his tenure, he was responsible for leading the retail leasing strategy for Scottsdale Quarter in Scottsdale, Arizona. From 2005 to 2009, he served as President of Retail for Thomas Enterprises, Inc., where he directed the leasing and management of several esteemed retail developments such as The RIM in San Antonio, Texas and The Forum in Carlsbad, California. In addition to these past achievements, he also held senior leadership roles at General Growth Properties and Gap Inc.
Mr. Kampf received a BBA in Business from Southern Methodist University.